Where you going, bellboy?

Where you going, bellboy?

posted on 12 Dec 2015 in Engrish from Other Countries, Instructions

that-to-make

She survived…in cold blood.

Photo courtesy of Kate Ebbutt.

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Huu Yuu
Huu Yuu
10 years ago

I borrowed the entire staircase, but I never did give it back.

algernon
algernon
10 years ago

I think I’ll turn into a lizard

Huu Yuu
Huu Yuu
10 years ago

I’ll prevent directing the staff to where the fire is.

algernon
algernon
10 years ago

How do you desperately borrow a stair

Huu Yuu
Huu Yuu
10 years ago

“on the fire” is short for “I tried to pee on the fire to put it out”.

Huu Yuu
Huu Yuu
10 years ago

I’d be desperate to borrow Fred Astaire

Droll not Troll
Droll not Troll
10 years ago

Keep your cold blood in the fridge, turn into a bat and fly out the window. We call it the vam-pire escape.

Seventy2rd o clock
Seventy2rd o clock
10 years ago

Just wait in your refrigerator until hell freezes over.

Droll not Troll
Droll not Troll
10 years ago

If you can not master the fire, can you master bait?

Seventy2rd o clock
Seventy2rd o clock
10 years ago

Can I gain the exit with Stephen King’s ‘Desperation’ by borrowing the book?

Big Fat Cat
Big Fat Cat
10 years ago

Instructions for Hogwarts students.

WorrierPrincess
WorrierPrincess
10 years ago

Closing door carefully will initiate teleportation to a safe area “off the fire.”

timmy
timmy
10 years ago

never shout “on the fire!” in a crowded theater.

Droll not Troll
Droll not Troll
10 years ago

Always borrow a stair because stealing a glance isn’t enough to save you.

Seventy2rd o clock
Seventy2rd o clock
10 years ago

– Mommy, why do we have to leave the room every time you light a fire in the fireplace?

A Non-Y Mouse
A Non-Y Mouse
10 years ago

Engrish from Other Countries? This is no Chinese fire drill.

Marum
Marum
10 years ago

If you mattress starts smouldering, slow down a leetle.

Marum
Marum
10 years ago

Ther once was a young Chinese lad, who didn’t know the difference between arson and incest.

So he set his sister on fire.

Seventy2rd o clock
Seventy2rd o clock
10 years ago

In case of fire, make yourself comfortable and have a nice cup of hot tea with some fries.

pasdrole
pasdrole
10 years ago

Master the fire, young grasshopper. But if you don’t, quietly close the door …Tell no one of your failure…take the stairs

coffeebot
10 years ago

How long can I keep the stairs?

Long Tom
Long Tom
10 years ago

If you accidentally set your room on fire, I guess you’re not supposed to do anything but wait for the fire alarm to go off.

Uperi
Uperi
10 years ago

We’re supposed to prevent the staff? Why bother employ them then?

Lora
Lora
10 years ago

(sings) I’m cold-blooded, can’t you see? I got a fever of minus-three…

argeshaar
argeshaar
10 years ago

As a bonus, the French and German here are bad too.

Tom41
Tom41
10 years ago

Mind if I borrow your stair? You do mind? Wow, you’re cold blooded…

Salome
Salome
10 years ago

The German doesn’t look much better.

Kioku
Kioku
10 years ago

If you cannot master the fire GET OUT!

Light Code
Light Code
10 years ago

And what to do next after I master the fire?

sirpaulfan
sirpaulfan
10 years ago

Only thing worse than an ugly Anglophone is a DESPERATE ugly Anglophone. (Although the German one is just as bad.)

Rebbecca
Rebbecca
10 years ago

Hot head, cold blood kills any fire… or person!

Marum
Marum
10 years ago

@Salome Ya. Es ist schrecklich.. Especially the; “crying about the fire”

jjhitt
jjhitt
10 years ago

Last time I let Truman Capote pick the hotel.

Crank Caller
Crank Caller
10 years ago

Do not shout “on the fire” – shout “off the fire.” It’s voice activated, you know. Or just use the clapper…

Alessandro
Alessandro
10 years ago

This is definitely from Italy.

SonikkuAmerica
SonikkuAmerica
10 years ago

I shall master this fire in cold blood!

Myself
9 years ago

This is some epic word-for-word French idiom translation. “That to make in case of fire” = “faire” means both to do and to make. It should have been “What to do in case of fire”. “On the fire!” = “Au feu!”, which is what French people shout when there is a fire. It means “on fire”, but I suppose it could be electronically interpreted as “on the fire”. “Keep your cold blood” = literal translation of “Gardez votre sang-froid”, which is a French expression meaning “Stay calm”. “Prevent the direction or the staff” = “PrĂ©venez le directeur ou le personnel”.… Read more »

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